Lonely Rock for the Blind

“…It’s delicious.”

"Hehe, that's good."

Eliza returned to her place.

"That...that..."

Hiroi Kikuri, who was standing next to Nekoyashiki Haru, raised her hand.

"I...I want to eat Yakitori too..."

Iwashita Shima looked at Hiroi Kikuri expressionlessly.

"You have free shredded squid and dried bonito flakes, right? And you have water for drinks, so what else are you dissatisfied with?"

"These things can't be considered dinner at all! Even if you want to count them as dinner, at least have some wine!"

"Sure, money."

Iwashita Shima stretched out his hand and asked for Hiroi Kikuri.

"Everyone splits the bill. If you want to eat, just pay."

"What a snobby band! I don't remember my band being like this!"

"Why do you think it turned out like this!"

Snapped!

Iwashita Shima slapped the table.

"Have you counted the money you lent to the three of us? And how much have you paid back?"

"Uh…"

Hiroi Kikuri opened her eyes and looked at the three people.

Iwashita Shima...borrowed money about 15 times...

Eliza Shimizu...borrowed money 12 times...

Nekoyashiki Haru...borrowing money...58 times...

"So you get it! You should be grateful to us for still being here and eating with us!"

Iwashita Shima crossed his arms and said.

"Woo woo... I know..."

Hiroi Kikuri cried as she ate the bonito flakes on the plate in front of her.

"...Ahem... No wine, but yakitori is ok? I'll buy you a drink."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed and said to Hiroi Kikuri.

"May I?!"

Hiroi Kikuri opened her eyes wide.

"Gu...Guwu...You are still good to me, Xiaoqing!"

"Alright, alright, I'm tired of hearing that all the time."

Nekoyashiki Haru pushed the yakitori skewers towards Hiroi Kikuri, and Iwashita Shima shook his head.

"You just indulge her too much..."

"It's okay, it's okay. I haven't drunk alcohol for two days. Just consider it a reward..."

Nekoyashiki Haru took out a chocolate with liqueur filling and put it in Hiroi Kikuri's hand.

"Look, this thing can already be used as a minor substitute..."

"She'll definitely go drinking again when you're not around."

Iwashita Shima sighed.

"I'll have to trouble Shima's mother to keep an eye on her when the time comes."

Nekoyashiki Haru put her hands together and asked.

"What mother... and how can I possibly control this guy..."

Iwashita Shima ordered the dishes.

“It was normal at the beginning, but after a few live broadcasts it became like this… Sigh…”

Eliza looked up.

"Kirori and Shima were classmates at school, weren't they?"

"Ah."

Iwashita Shima nodded.

"Back then, Hiroki was still so green, but now he's become a deadbeat... Maybe this is just the way girls change when they grow up..."

"It's so sad that a girl changes so much when she grows up and becomes a deadbeat..."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

“Gulp, gulp, gulp…Puha!”

Eliza drank a large glass of clear liquid in one gulp.

"Believe it. You don't need a reason to believe. Kikuri will get better."

"That's it."

Iwashita Shima nodded.

"Hopefully."

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled politely.

"Qing... I'm done eating, is there anything else?"

Hiroi Kikuri said as she shook Nekayashiki Haru's arm.

"... "

boom!

Eliza suddenly slammed her wine glass on the table.

"Why...why doesn't anyone know what I'm saying?!"

"What happened suddenly?"

Iwashita Shima blinked.

"What I just said! 'Believe it, belief doesn't need a reason!' Don't you know what the line is?"

"No... anime? I haven't seen it..."

Iwashita Shima tilted his head and said.

“…Uh, I’m not very familiar with it…”

Nekoyashiki Haru shook his head.

"I don't understand, Qing, I want to eat yakitori."

Hiroi Kikuri continued shaking Nekayashiki Haru's arm and said.

"Fuck! It's a tokusatsu! Fake ○ Knight! It's clearly a Japanese national treasure!"

Eliza said loudly, even using her own country's swear words.

"...Is...is that so? By the way, Eliza, aren't you acting a little strange...wait? What did you drink?"

Taking Eliza's cup, Iwashita Shima took a sniff, and the strong smell of alcohol instantly hit his face.

"Vodka?!"

"Fucking! Fucking! Go watch anime and tokusatsu, you guys! You're no longer qualified to be Japanese!"

"Is it too exaggerated to say this?!"

Nekoyashiki Haru said in shock.

"Fucking you! Sunny!"

"Why did you suddenly start scolding me?!"

Nekoyashiki Haru opened his eyes wide.

Eliza suddenly shook her head violently.

"I'm not... I'm not scolding you! I'm just saying what I want to do!"

"It's totally meaningless!?"

"Wait a minute, Eliza, calm down."

Iwashita Shima put down his wine glass and began to persuade.

Hiroi Kikuri suddenly raised her head and quietly took Eliza's wine glass that Shima Iwashita had put down.

Then swallow the remaining wine into your mouth.

“Hahahaha! Everyone’s getting high!!!”

"Why did it start here too?!"

Iwashita Shima looked at Hiroi Kikuri who stood up and cheered and said in despair.

Chapter 53: A Real Band

"... "

In front of the starry bar, Nekoyashiki Haru was sitting at the bar, swaying.

"…What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

The PA-san next to him asked hesitantly.

"Ah...I went to a dinner party yesterday..."

Nekoyashiki Haru sighed.

"With [SICKHACK]?"

"Um…"

Nekayashiki Haru rested his head on the bar and responded softly.

"and then?"

"Then the two drunks went crazy. One kept yelling 'fuck, fuck', and the other took out her bass guitar and said she wanted to sing in exchange for money. She started singing and dancing in front of the boss. The boss couldn't stand it and agreed. Then she grabbed the bottle and started spinning it. There was no way to stop her."

“…And then what?”

"...Shima and I...were the drummers. We each dragged one of them away, and we finally managed to take them both away. But along the way, we lost sight of them and they disappeared again."

“Ah…”

"Because I'm blind, Shima told me to stay where I was and not move while she went to look for someone. But she waited for a long time and no one came back..."

"what happens?"

"I called but no one answered, so I went looking for them. It was the middle of the night... I was blind and had a cane to look for them... Can you imagine?!"

"Uh…"

Looking at the emotional Nekoyashiki Haru, Pa-san could only smile bitterly.

"…Finally, we found her in the park. Kikuri had gotten into a fight with the female Beggars there because she was sleeping on a bench. They were apparently playing finger-guessing to decide who owned the bench, and she lost after a few rounds. Then Eliza came on and fought them fiercely. Shima found them and wanted to take her away, but the Beggars wouldn't let her. Then she tried to call me to tell me what had happened, but she was mistakenly thought to be calling the police, and her phone was smashed."

"What is the Beggars' Gang?! Is there such a thing in Shinjuku?!"

Pa-san was shocked.

"Alas... we seem to have some here too..."

"How can such a weird group exist?! Where are the police?!"